Hot-air and vapor bath device



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' J. ERDosY 1 HOT AIR AND VAPOR BATH DEVICE Filed Dec. 10, 1923 s sheets-Sheet s Jah; Erdgas? i Q/Znq m@ Patented pr..14, 1925.

JOHN ERDOSY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOT-AZUR AND VAPOR BATH .DEVICE Application jilcc. December 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN ERDosY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, and 'State of Pennsylvania., have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-lot-Air and Vapor Bath Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bath devices and more especially to devices designed for use in taking hot air or vapor baths, and its objects are to provide a simple device adapted to confine the hot air or vapors and deiiec-t themito all parts of the body and tio provide a' device which may be quickly and Veasily set up or taken down, which occupies but little space when not in use, and to which access may be readily had.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be rdescribed hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which v Figure 1 isa plan view of a bath device constructed in accordance with my invention, y

Figure 2 a view similar to Figure 1 l with the cover removed,

` x Figure 3 an enlarged section taken on line 3 3 of Figure. 1,

Figure 4 an enlarged section on line 4-4V of Figure,

Figure 5 a perspective view of the supporting legs which form a part of my invention, y

Figure 6 an enlarged fragmentary plan view, partly in section, of the end connections, for the sides of the frame,

Figure 7 an enlarged fragmentary section on line 7-7 of Figure 2, and l Figures 8 and 9 are perspective views of certain parts of my invention.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a collapsible supporting frame made in sections 2 and 3 connected to each other at their ends 4 and 5'. The connection inc ludes a socket 6 in one section into which litsV a pin 7 secured to the other section.

Supporting legs 8 are pivotedto the sides 9and 10 of the frame by T-heads 1l which The T-heads are secured tothe legs in any suitable manner preferably as shown at 12. The lower Yas ends of the legs may be provided With rubber pads 13. The legs are arranged in pairs and any desired number of pairs may Serial No. 679,845.

be used. I have found that a pair adjacent each end of the supporting frame is sufficient to firmly hold the frame in raised position. The legs of each `pair are detachably connected by a pivot pin 14 held in place by a cotter pin 15.

A. bed 16 is supported by the frame and consists of longitudinal strips 17 secured to the ends 4 and 5 of the frame, and transverse strips 18 interwoven with the longi tudinal strips and secured to the sides 9 and 10 of the frame. The transverse strips are so disposed that the T-heads 11 will be between the transverse strips and thereby held against sliding movement on the sides 9 and 10. The transverse strips 18 are of such material as to yield sufficiently to allow disconnection of the sections 2 and 3 at their ends 4 and 5 when collapsing the frame.

A baffle sheet 19 is disposed under the bed and supported by the frame at 20. This baffle sheet prevents the hot air or vapors, coming from a heating device 21, from impinging directly against the body of a` person on the bed, and deflects the vapors toward the ends and sides of the frame where they may pass upward between the strips 17 and 18 which form the bed. Spacers 22 of any suitable construction are secured to the baiile 19 in any manner for keeping the baffle sheet from being raised into engagement with the body of a person on the bed.

A cover 23 is composed of a framework 24 hinged at 25 and having secured thereto clips 26 which. detachably support spans 27. A covering 28 rests on spans 27 and is secured to framework 24 in any suitable manner. The covering is provided with a cutout part 29 through which the head of the user may extend. This cut-out part is partially closed by an elastic sheet 30 which is adapted to engage the body of a person and prevent the hot air or vapors from escaping. This cover 23 rests on frame 11 encloses the upper part of bed 16, and is held to the frame by springs 31 connected to the spans at 32 and to connecting part-s such as eyes or hooks 33 secured to the T-heads. These springs 31 may be readily connected or disconnected from the spans or the eyes.

A casing 34 is supported by frame 1 in any suitable manner, preferably by providing snap fasteners 35' o n the strips 17 and 18 and on the upper edge 36' of the casing.

' Y. Y Lessive The lower edge 37 engages the floor or ground on which the legs stand, and thus prevent the hot air or vapors troni escaping. rlie casing thus encloses the lower partof the bed and contines the hot air or vapors so that they will contact with the body of the user.

To use iny device, the head-part of cover 23 is V raised on hinge 25 into the position shown in dot-and-'dash lines so that the user inay get under the cover and lie on the bed. The cover is then lowered into the 'lull line position and springs Si at the headend oif the traine are hooked to eyes 33 and spans 27. rThe elastic sheet 30 will then engage the body ot the person near the neck. Thedevice 'is then in position Jfor use. lt' the air or vapor is too hot; opening 38 inay'be -opened by door 39 to allow seine to escape. jitter the bath, springs 3l are unhoolied 'troni eyes 83 and the head part of the Vcover raised into the dot-and-dash line position to perinit the user to get :troni under the cover. v

r ie down the device, springs 3l are unhoolred treni the eyes 33; and spans 27 are lifted Vout ot clips to allow the covering Q8 to collapse within iraniewoil 2%. This cover 23 inay rest on the bed in this collapsed position. The casing is then Yuiiliooled trein theftisteners and 'folded in any suitable nninner and placed on the collapsed cover 23. Pins A reinoved 'troni legs Srby talrino; out cotter pin l5. The lel s iiiay be f-.ving against baiiie sheet 19 and the'device pntvawa-y vin sinali space. l-'t desired the pins ls; inay reinain legs to lreeithein pivotal-ly connected and-tl e .sections 9 and l() 'pulled apart slightly so that the pins will coins out ot sockets '6, after which the sections inay be sii'ung togethei'foii the pivoted legs 8. ln each case the device inay be collapsed into a very sinall space. Y

By constructing tliebatli device as above seJ torth it ii'iay be usediior cainps orout otdoors and will 'take little space in transportation. Y

While .l have described in?! invention as t hing a particular 'torni it `will be undertoed that the var-ici;A parts inay be changed without departing troni the spirit thereof,

anc lience 'do not limit inyseli to the precise construction set forth, but consider that l ain liberty to inalre such changes and a terations astairly coine within the scope ofthe appended claiins. y i 1 Having thus described iny invention, what l claiin as new and desire to secure by Let- Patent is VIl. bath device including a supporting ne; a bed supported by the traine; a tattile, supported by the traine, disposed under the bed; spacers between the bed and oaiiie; a cover, supported by the traine,

t enclosing the upper .part oit the bed, and a Casin portef4 by the traine, enclosing the l part or" the bed.'

ist bath device'including a supporting e in sections, eacii section being on one ensV and pin iid on one seciioii be- 1o lit within the socket in the a bed supported by theseccover; supported liy the sections7 en.- the upper pai" ot' the bed, and a ported by the sections, ric osing the part ot the bed.

fr bath device including a supporting ne iii-ade in sections; ineans detachably connecting the sections; Tdieads pivoted to the sections; legs secured to the T-heads and pivotally connected to each other; connecting parts on the heads; abed supported by the traine; a cover7 supported by "ilieiiiiiineD enclosing the upper part of the bed; ineens coi'iiiecting the cover with the connecting 'peits and a casing; supported by the traine, enclosing the lower part Vot the bed.

ling a supporting si. il. bath device inch france; longitudinal strips secured to the lends oi the 'l-anic; transverse strips` secured to the sides oi" the traine and interwoven i with the longitudinal strips; a cover, supported by the traine, enclosing the uper part ot the strips, and casing, supported by the ira-ine, enclosing the lower part ot' the strips. fr bath device including a supporting i JHN EOSY.

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